Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2218, Agriculture that was washed away 2
At this time, the Ottoman Empire, like most places in the world, included taxes in kind, especially in terms of agricultural taxes, almost all of which were food.

This is the same as the Ming Empire. The agricultural tax of the Ming Empire is also a tax on grain, and the commercial tax and customs duties are collected on silver. On the whole, the Ming Empire has actually developed to a currency system based on the silver standard.

It can be said that the proportion of grain tax in the tax revenue of the Ming Empire is negligible, because the Ming Empire has been reducing the grain tax substantially for [-] or [-] years.

The current food tax rate is only about one-tenth, which can be said to be very low.

In addition, the price of grain is very cheap, and when converted into silver, the overall proportion is very low. The main sources of tax revenue for Ming Dynasty are commercial tax and customs duties, which are the most important taxes for Ming Dynasty.

Naturally, the Ottoman Empire cannot be compared with the Ming Empire. The main tax revenue of the Ottoman Empire is also divided into three parts, agricultural tax, poll tax and commercial tax.

Among them, the agricultural tax has always been the most important tax revenue of the Ottoman Empire, and it is similar to the Ming Empire. The grain, cloth, cattle, sheep and horses collected by the Ottoman Empire can also be used to pay the salaries of officials. Officials are not all Those who receive silver, some receive silver, and some receive real things.

So how much grain can be collected is very important to the rule of the Ottoman Empire. There is a problem with this large granary in the Danube River Basin, which is a big problem for the Ottoman Empire.

Of course, it's not just here in the Danube River Basin, the Ottoman Empire's nationwide grain collection has problems, and the grain collected has been greatly reduced.

It's just because, although the grain has decreased, the tax on silver has increased significantly, and the income brought by wool is very good, and the tax increase on this part is very obvious.

Officials in some places even saw business opportunities, sold wool to the Ming people for silver, and then bought grain from the Ming people to hand over to the Ottoman Empire treasury.

In this way, you can also earn a good income from it.

"My lord, because growing food is not cost-effective at all, far less cost-effective than raising sheep, so gradually everyone no longer grows food."

Governor Constance also hurriedly replied respectfully.

"Isn't it worthwhile to grow food?"

When Ibrahim heard it, he said again: "Tell me in detail."

"Yes!"

"My lord, taking the land in front of us as an example, if we grow food, we may need thousands, or even tens of thousands of farmers. This hard work of planting food for a year may eventually produce 1000 yuan of food. You can't even sell silver dollars."

"However, if it is used for wool, less than 100 farmers may be needed to manage these flocks well. The price of the wool that is regularly cut down is quite good, and the income can exceed 1500 taels of silver."

"Whoever it is, will choose not to grow food but to raise sheep."

Governor Constant pointed to the fertile land in front of him and explained the reason to Ibrahim.

"But if everyone raises sheep, what do we eat?"

Ibrahim nodded slightly, thought for a while and said again.

"Eat grain, Daming people's grain!"

"The people of Ming Dynasty are the most powerful in growing food. They use a lot of machines to cultivate food. Here in Crimea in the north of us, the people of Ming Dynasty have countless good fields."

"They are from the Ming Dynasty. A farmer can cultivate thousands of acres of land, tens of thousands of acres of land. The output of grain is very large, and the quality is good, and the price is very cheap."

"We traded wool for their food, and there was a lot of silver left."

Governor Constance replied with a smile.

After listening to it, Ibrahim also nodded in a reasonable way, but he always felt that something was wrong, and there was always a problem in one of the links.

But at this moment, I can't figure out which link is wrong.

"My lord, in fact, there are very, very few people growing food on our side now."

"Because the grain price of Daming people is very cheap and the quality is good, even if it is shipped to us, the price is much cheaper than the grain we grow."

"That's why everyone doesn't grow food, especially the nobles and lords here. They are not willing to grow food. The food they grow can't be sold. The price is very cheap and the income is very small."

"Everyone chose to raise sheep, cattle and horses. These are high-yield and don't require a lot of manpower."

"In addition to the fact that the land here is sparsely populated, it is actually very suitable for grazing. The Tatars often invaded here before, and wanted to turn this place into their pasture."

Governor Constance said with a smile.

"But, if the people of Daming don't sell us food one day, what will we eat?"

At this time, Ibrahim finally remembered the most critical question.

That is, if the Daming people have been relying on the food of the Ming Dynasty, if the people of the Ming Dynasty don't sell food to themselves one day, what will they eat?
"No~"

"My lord, you should have been to the Ming Dynasty. I believe you have also seen the mechanical agriculture of the Ming Empire. Their agriculture is extremely developed, and the output of food is very large. You can't eat it all by yourself, and you need a lot of exports."

"Why are they selling it to us at such a low price?"

"It's not to sell your own grain, lest it rot in the warehouse."

"Actually, it's not that we have to eat their food, but that the Ming people cannot do without our Ottoman market. If we don't eat the food of the Ming people, many farmers in the Black Earth Province of the Ming Empire will become poor and have no income." .”

"This is what the people of Daming said themselves. They said that their farmers are very concerned about the export of grain. Even if it is a cheap price, they are willing to sell it. If they sell it, they will at least have a good income. If they can't sell it It’s just going to rot.”

Governor Constance shook his head very confidently.

"I see."

Ibrahim nodded slightly.

"My lord, the people of Daming actually did some special research."

"The industry and agriculture of the Daming people are extremely developed, and the output is very large. The demand for the market is very large, and a large amount of exports is required."

"Not only in our Ottoman Empire, but also in Persia, the Middle East, and Europe. Ming people are selling grain on a large scale at extremely low prices."

"They use this to sell the grain in the hands of the farmers of the Ming Dynasty, so that the farmers of the Ming Empire will not have no income."

"At the same time, the industry of the Ming Empire is developed, and the demand for raw materials is very strong, especially the demand for cotton and wool in the textile industry is very large."

"In Europe, everyone is mainly wool. The wool is sheared and sold to the people of Ming Dynasty. The price of wool is very stable, and the income is quite good."

"In Asia Minor, Persia, and Egypt, we mainly grow cotton. The price of cotton is higher than that of wool, and the income is even better."

"Especially in Egypt and Persia, the cotton planting industry has formed a large scale, with a very large output and high quality. It is better than the cotton produced by the Ming people, and it is very popular."

"The nobles and lords in these places also made a lot of money from this."

"In the words of the people of Ming Dynasty, this is called economic globalization and integration."

"It's good for everyone to rely on each other and benefit from each other."

Governor Constance continued to explain.

"In terms of growing grain, farmers in Ming Dynasty are good at growing grain. They have vast and fertile land and developed mechanical agriculture, so growing grain is the most suitable. A farmer can cultivate a large amount of land, so they are more suitable for growing grain. .”

"In Europe, grazing is released. The grazing cattle and sheep are fat and strong, and the wool produced is of good quality. It is the most suitable for grazing."

"In Persia, the Middle East, Egypt and other regions, where the climate is very suitable for cotton cultivation, a large amount of cotton can be grown. The quality of the cotton produced is good, so it is naturally more cost-effective to use a variety of cotton."

"In this way, optimal allocation can be carried out, and everyone can create more value and wealth."

"If it's the other way around, if the people of Daming grow cotton here in Heitu Province, it's obviously not acceptable. The climate there is not suitable for the growth and planting of cotton."

"It is not suitable for the Egyptians to raise sheep, because raising sheep requires a lot of grassland and a certain colder climate, so that more wool can be grown."

"The people of Daming have done repeated research on this point."

"The Ming Empire has many colonies and vassal states, and these colonies and vassal states are similar to ours. Often a huge colony and vassal state simply grows a few crops."

"Like the people of Ming Dynasty in Nanyang, they mainly grow sugar cane to make sugar. The Chu State of Ming Dynasty mainly develops animal husbandry. Relying on the climate of the East African plateau, the animal husbandry has developed very well."

"There is also Ningguo in Ming Dynasty. The climate is very good, and there are a lot of sugar cane, grain, cotton, and spices."

"The South African colony of Ming Dynasty is industrially developed, and it mainly develops industry and manufacturing, and some colonies and vassal states in the African region of Ming Dynasty are also like this. Depending on the local natural conditions and climate, they simply plant a few crops to develop the economy."

"This is called adapting measures to local conditions!"

Governor Constant turned out to be one of the few Ottomans who had an in-depth study of the Ming Empire, which made Ibrahim on the side couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

This is a talented person. He really knows so many things. He knows many aspects of the Ming Empire, and he can also summarize a lot of things from it.

"What you said still makes sense, but I always feel that something is wrong."

Ibrahim thought about it and nodded, but he always felt that there seemed to be something that he didn't understand clearly.

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